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Historic
RESTORATION SCENE: Homecoming ‘Tiffie’
Darren Harbar reports on a low-key but fascinating Typhoon venture...
Aircraft profile: Dassault Mirage III
Mirage III series single-seaters were significant members of the world-famous line of delta-winged warplanes produced in France by Dassault. Malcolm V Lowe tells their story
‘PADDY’ FINUCANE: THE FLYING SHAMROCK
World War Two pilot Brendan ‘Paddy’ Finucane was born 100 years ago...
Popular Misconception
Curator emeritus of Seattle’s Museum of Flight, Dan Hagedorn, explains how a misinterpretation...
Living History: Twin-Seat Hurricane
The dream of a passenger flight in a Hurricane has recently become reality, thanks to world-leading restorers of the type, Hawker Restorations. With its unique two-seat conversion taking to the skies earlier this year, Darren Harbar finds out more…
Military
New nations take over NATO Baltic Air Policing missions
New NATO fighter rotations took place on March 31 via official handover ceremonies held at Šiauliai Air Base, Lithuania, and Ämari Air Base in Estonia.
Analysis: Europe's fighter fleets
Faced with competition from the US, European aerospace firms are pressing ahead with fourth- and 4.5-generation platforms such as the Gripen, Typhoon and Rafale
88th TES welcomes new HH-60Ws as operational testing kicks off
The USAF announced on March 30 that the 88th Test and Evaluation Squadron at Nellis AFB, Nevada, has launched the sustainment operational test process for the Sikorsky HH-60W Jolly Green II Combat Rescue Helicopter
Commercial
Airliner World 250: Fourteen years at the helm
Airliner World’s first editor, Tony Dixon, recounts some of the more interesting trips...
United Airlines' UK and Ireland boss interview
In recent years United Airlines has reinvented itself by investing in its fleet, people, and background infrastructure. Prior to the COVID-19 outbreak,Airliner World’s Gordon Smith visited the carrier’s UK headquarters to chat with Bob Schumacher, the company’s managing director for UK & Ireland.
COVID-19: View from the Middle East
Dominated by the ‘big three’ of Qatar Airways, Emirates and Etihad, the region’s aviation industry has not escaped the global COVID-19 crisis....
Airliner World 250: Events to shape the industry
September 11, 2001: The number of aircraft hijackings had largely...
Flight Simulation
Microsoft Flight Simulator Feature Discovery Series Episode 4 (Cockpits) Released
The Microsoft development team has released the fourth and last episode in its Feature Discovery Series.
Winter Wonderland Coming to Prepar3D
Orbx has revealed they are working on ESGG Gothenburg Landvetter Airport for P3Dv4.
